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Yellow Sawah Lettuce

Limnocharis flava

Description:

It is a roughly 50 cm tall plant growing in clumps. Its triangular-shaped leaves and hollow stems are glabrous. Its inflorescences have a very characteristic shape, producing three-lobed yellow flowers about 1.5 cm in diameter. The fruits are spherical. Although it is not a floating plant, its seeds are carried away by currents.

Habitat:

Is a species of aquatic flowering plant which is native to Southeast Asia.

Notes:

National Botanical Garden of Belgium.

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2 Comments

Marta RubioTexeira
Marta RubioTexeira 11 months ago

Yes, in a greenhouse with tropical temperature and hight humidity :-)

VivBraznell
VivBraznell 11 months ago

Beautiful plant! Is this growing under cover Marta?

Meise, Vlaanderen, Belgium

Lat: 50.96, Long: 4.32

Spotted on May 19, 2012
Submitted on Jun 3, 2012

Spotted for mission

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